时尚英语话题 108

 　　108 CRYING / TEARS
I don't cry much. Of course, when i was really young, crying was not a big deal. But it is (when) one gets older (that) crying becomes one big deal. I was never a crying baby. I mean I never cried more than other kids. But i wasn't cold-hearted , either.
The last time i really cried, i mean i wept, was when i saw the ...movie ... . I was bombing when i saw that movie. I thought of my grand mother who had passed a few years before. And i missed her really badly. She was such a giving person. I don't normally¹ go in much tear-jerkers. I perfer a comedy or an action film. But once in a while, I'll see a movie that pulls on the heart strings² and makes me tear up. Some actors are good at making themselves cry. For some actors it comes easier than others. Some actors force themselves to keep their eyes open and then their tear start to wailing³ up. i wonder if they ever use cut-onions.
TALK ABOUT IT:
When was it last time that you had a good cry?
Is it easy for you to cry?
Do you respect the actor more if he could make his tears flow easily?
Do you prefer a friend who gets emothional and maybe cry once in a while or a tough friend who is really consistent⁴ and never cries?
Did you ever see one of your parents cry?
What makes you cry?
Do you think less of a person when he is crying?
When is it OK to cry? When is it not OK to cry?
What does the expression "Don't cry over spilt milk." mean?
Have you ever cried tears of joy?

1 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

2 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

3 wailing   

v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱

参考例句：

• A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
• The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。

4 consistent   

adj.坚持的，一贯的，一致的，符合的

参考例句：

• He has been a consistent friend to the Chinese people.他是中国人民始终如一的朋友。
• His action is always consistent with his words.他始终言行一致。